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For me it was more the spatial dyslexia in getting the shapes arranged correctly to stitch than the actual stitching of the Y. Though I'm still not sure why it turned out so well, except maybe the fact that we were working with larger fabric pieces. I think many of us had issues with getting the templates to print the correct size, and this was one block where having templates really made the job much easier. Looking forward to our trip across the mountain states.

Sorry to say Barbara, but I am (one of) the student(s) who's getting an F on the Y seams. :^{ I haven't started on this block because fear is standing between the sewing machine and I. I will get it done (eventually) because I really, really want this quilt. :^) There is no acquirement of new skills without struggle. I still appreciate you doing this quilt along. Thanks. ;^)

What I sometimes do for Y seams because I think they can he difficult to do on the machine is piece them by hand. When working by hand, the transition from one "leg" of the Y to the next at the pivot point is easy and for security, just take a back stitch on either side of that juncture -- I'm sure hand piecing instructions are easy to find on the Internet. You can do all the rest of the seams on the machine, they do not look different on the front side.

If everyone participating gets a sticker, then you deserve a gold star for putting the whole project together. Even if I cannot do the blocks, it's nice to always be learning something fun from your blog.

Oooh! You showed my Peony block! And I just today finished Chimney Rock. Again had to draft my own pattern, for some reason I never ''get'' the directions designers post. It was a very fun thinking-it-out challenge.

Does that mean I'm not the only one who has dragged her feet on those two blocks, dreading the Y seams? Maybe today I'll put on my big girl panties and get them done. They all get so much attention up on my design wall in my shop, I should soldier on and finish them!

I've learned to press my seams so that when I sew the Y seam, I can pivot where the seam is showing. Works very well for me, especially on the larger pieces. These are easy compared to week 4 for Grandmother's Choice block of the week. That one, for me, will stand in infamy! Once I conquered it, I decided I could make anything with enough practice!

Linda, you don't have to sign, just go back on the previous post starting in January and you will find all the block posted the last Wednesday of each month. I'm having lot of fun on doing this QAL and also I'm learning a lot about the expansion to the west.Greetings, Rina.